Vulnerability identifier: #VU9460

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8818

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
libcurl
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: curl.haxx.se

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to too little memory is allocated for interfacing to an SSL library. A remote attacker can trigger a memory allocation error in SSL-related code and cause the application to crash.

Mitigation
Update to version 7.57.0.

Vulnerable software versions

libcurl: 7.56.0 - 7.56.1

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External links
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-af0a.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.